Tag or check.



A. B. POLYANICH.

TAG OR CHECK.

. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1913.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

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ANTQN B. POLYANICH, OF TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA.

TAG OR CHECK.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTON B. POLYANICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Truckee, in the county of Nevada and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tags or Checks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to'tags or checks,

and particularly to fasteners therefor, the

ob'ect of the invention being to provide a shipping tag, baggage check or other tag or check provided with an improved form of fastener, whereby the tag or check may be securely applied to the article to which it is to be attached, and a simple, cheap, reliable and secure fa stoning afl'or ed.

Theiinvention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, in W ich Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a tag or check provided with my improved fastener. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail sections on the lines 2-2 and 33 of Fig. 1. Fig.

4 is a perspective view of the fastener re-,

moved.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates a tag or check of any approved type, which is shown in the present instance as provided with a reinforcing eyelet 2, and 3 designates my improved fastener.

The fastener is preferably formed.of a single piece of malleable sheet metal and comprises a substantially rectangular attaching portion or body 4 provided at each of its corners .with securing tongues 5 and having at its center other securing tongues 6, struck up from said body 4. At one of its sides the body is also provided with a pair of staples 7, and at its diametrically op osite side is formed with an attaching strip or strap 8 provided at its free end with one or more openings 9.

As shown, the body 4 of the fastener bears against one side of the tag or check 1,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 1, 1913.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 745,659.

and the tongues 5 are passed through the tag and bent or clenched against the opposite side thereof. The tongues 6 may or may not be employed, but when employed may be arranged to register with the opening in the eyelet 2, through which they are passed and clenched against the face of the eyelet. The staples 7 project through the body of the tag for engagement with one of the openings 9 in the free end of the strip 8, which is adapted to be bent into loop-form for engagement with the article to which the tag is to be attached and to be held in such form by passing the staples through onewaf. the openings 9 and bending the staples laterally to hold the free end of the strip confined as will be readily understood.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the invention provides a tag or check having a fastener of novel form which is securely attached thereto, which may be easily connected with the article to which it is to be attached, and in which provision is made for holding the free end of the strip 8 confined so as to prevent accidental disengagement with the tag or check from the article, while permitting it to be removed when occasion requires. The advanta es of the invention will be accordingly readi y appreciated.

I claim The combination with a tag, check or like article, of a fastener comprising a body portion, a bendable tongue integral with the body portion and having an opening in the free end thereof, and staples integral with said body portion and passing through the tag or check and also through the opening in said tongue.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANTON B. POLYANICH.

Witnesses NIoK SWAGO, CHAS. E. SMITH. 

